Where else but California could you see a pre-production Lexus LC 500h parked next to an early LFA prototype? That’s what we spotted at Lexus HQ in Torrance last week:

While the LC certainly has a more evolved design and the LFA lacks a clear spindle grille, the family resemblance is everywhere in these photos, particularly in the side profile — let’s go for some straight LC 500h photos to round things out:

(Special thanks to our friends at Kaizen Factor for taking these photos!)